Apr 18, 2003, 05:54 AM
Hello Christian!
Well, I am a bachelor degree which makes me a registered comprehensive nurse, and it took me three years of full time study before I became registered. You are able to do the degree over six years part time.
I completed college, and then I studied at a polytechnic, and did my practicals in three of the hospitals in wellington. My practicals usually were three weeks each, and my last placement was for 7 weeks.
Since graduation I enrolled in a post graduate course at a semirural hospital, and we had study days every fortnight, and we were orientated and worked in two areas.
Since then i have enrolled in post graduate certificates in community child health and respiratory assessment.
Where I work now we are well staffed, but there is a nationwide shortage of paed nurses, which means we are now orientating new graduates to our wards with retentionof staff in mind. we will also have problems this winter as six of out fulltime staff are going on maternity leave at the same time, so we will be down experienced staff for winter.
My responsibilities at the moment are to treat and monitor children in my care. The principle to first do no harm comes to mind. Also I am involved in family centred care of the client and their families
as of next week my responsibilities increase to that of a shift coordinator. then we are in charge of the day to day admission and discharge, the first point of contact for queries, and the one who reports to the clinical nurse leader.
I love being a paeds nurse, it gives me a chance to experience a second childhood without having children of my own. I permanently carry bubbles in my pocket, and i carry vivid markers to draw faces on every surface imaginable. My ultimate aim for every shift is to lighten someones day with a smile and a laugh, and i dont mind whether it is a patient, family or another staff member. i believe in the principles of the gezhunteit institute, where the healing power of a smile or a laugh is as good as medications.
Hope that helped! feel free to drop me a line if you need anything
Good luck, adn yu'll make an awesome paed nurse!
cheers, Anna
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